# APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 29 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 8 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. - Display name: APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.804 | | Directors | 7 | | Committees | 6 | | Governance events | 16 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Che-Wei Lin: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2014-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:6 - Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 1997-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:7 - Colleen Delaney: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:8 - Elizabeth Loboa: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2020-01-01. Committees: Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:9 - Min-Chu (Mike) Chen: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2013-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Compensation · Chair (member); Compensation (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:10 - Robert Black: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2001-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:11 - William H. Yeh: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2000-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:12 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: Robert Black. Members: Robert Black (chair, current); Colleen Delaney (member, current); Min-Chu (Mike) Chen (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:applied-optoelectronics-inc:audit - Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Robert Black (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:applied-optoelectronics-inc:audit-chair-nominating-and-governance - Audit; Compensation · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:applied-optoelectronics-inc:audit-compensation-chair - Compensation (compensation). Chair: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen. Members: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen (chair, current); Che-Wei Lin (member, current); William H. Yeh (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:applied-optoelectronics-inc:compensation - Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: William H. Yeh (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:applied-optoelectronics-inc:compensation-nominating-and-governance-chair - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: William H. Yeh. Members: William H. Yeh (chair, current); Elizabeth Loboa (member, current); Robert Black (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:applied-optoelectronics-inc:nominating-and-governance ## Executive leadership - Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin: President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:13 - David C. Kuo: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:14 - Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang: Senior Vice President and North America General Manager. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:15 - Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh: Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:16 - Stefan J. Murry: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Colleen Delaney seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:y8escm1boy11a - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Colleen Delaney member of Audit, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1suqh578f0s3t - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Elizabeth Loboa seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1xqgqkc8ffhnm - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Elizabeth Loboa member of Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jofghrev5uzr - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Che-Wei Lin seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:s1q2quw9x6by - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Che-Wei Lin member of Compensation, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10i1ood12xluu7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14uqhyq1mm8yv2 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Compensation · Chair committee of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1hexqoixeri - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Min-Chu (Mike) Chen member of Audit; Compensation · Chair, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:7bfzdqftc9r0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Robert Black seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1t3vy38n6l5m4 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2mvjmi18063o8 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Robert Black member of Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1wsj6bj18678tl - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William H. Yeh seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2000-01-01. Effective: 2000-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1rt6sfw1fzw46q - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 2000-01-01. Effective: 2000-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:o4prqkon2muy - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: William H. Yeh member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2000-01-01. Effective: 2000-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1u615j81r4qg36 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin seat on APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC., effective 1997-01-01. Effective: 1997-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T22:23:03.756+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:18beioy13bx8wu ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/applied-optoelectronics-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:19: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:richard-b-black","name":"Robert Black"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:20: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:cynthia-cindy-delaney","name":"Colleen Delaney"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:21: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:min-chu-mike-chen","name":"Min-Chu (Mike) Chen"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:23: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:min-chu-mike-chen","name":"Min-Chu (Mike) Chen"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:24: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:che-wei-lin","name":"Che-Wei Lin"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:william-h-yeh","name":"William H. Yeh"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:27: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:william-h-yeh","name":"William H. Yeh"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:28: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:elizabeth-loboa","name":"Elizabeth Loboa"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:29: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:richard-b-black","name":"Robert Black"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Che-Wei Lin: Director, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 1997-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - Colleen Delaney: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - Elizabeth Loboa: Director, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - Min-Chu (Mike) Chen: Director, Audit; Compensation · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - Robert Black: Director, Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - William H. Yeh: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2000-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8. - Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin: President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c629885801536233ef8a5ef55ad1e80f217a994f2d5d8b9b8f0ed42ed208724f. - David C. Kuo: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c3d3c9dbf46708877423b7511973b602bd77a8edd58ef6b30d4dad690f7c076c. - Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang: Senior Vice President and North America General Manager. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:94b6d40711bea933ea15b5f88c6497f0c096c279e2b09683e7c3017822e28577. - Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh: Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:87dec94f4b3e71f5dd256f5c214f13d061f7744d8466d3768fa3497169d5048d. - Stefan J. Murry: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3a3dc7e0acb454505db6030b6731a043e981c0daf86be2ca097f21646d591b3f. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair Robert Black; Members Robert Black (Chair); Colleen Delaney; Min-Chu (Mike) Chen. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_record:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Compensation: Chair Min-Chu (Mike) Chen; Members Min-Chu (Mike) Chen (Chair); Che-Wei Lin; William H. Yeh. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_record:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Nominating and Governance: Chair William H. Yeh; Members William H. Yeh (Chair); Elizabeth Loboa; Robert Black. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_record:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:718bfd0db168606476198f2268960f869f4031dba0b237abf6c5f0367f4fc67a. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:718bfd0db168606476198f2268960f869f4031dba0b237abf6c5f0367f4fc67a. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:718bfd0db168606476198f2268960f869f4031dba0b237abf6c5f0367f4fc67a. - Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:718bfd0db168606476198f2268960f869f4031dba0b237abf6c5f0367f4fc67a. ## Committee Appointment - Robert Black: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Colleen Delaney: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Min-Chu (Mike) Chen: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Min-Chu (Mike) Chen: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Che-Wei Lin: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - William H. Yeh: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - William H. Yeh: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Elizabeth Loboa: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. - Robert Black: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:committee_appointment:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19. ## Security Listing - AAOI (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:04ea1bdf-6a6c-45f3-8732-8de33d2884ff:security_listing:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:718bfd0db168606476198f2268960f869f4031dba0b237abf6c5f0367f4fc67a. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:718bfd0db168606476198f2268960f869f4031dba0b237abf6c5f0367f4fc67a: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc6ad85c174c9eca1a9ab9a224b7c90f3be5433b8fe71cffb7357ec3aa241f8: [Applied Optoelectronics DEF 14A 2025-04-28](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000110465925040212/tm252340-6_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c629885801536233ef8a5ef55ad1e80f217a994f2d5d8b9b8f0ed42ed208724f: AAOI executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c3d3c9dbf46708877423b7511973b602bd77a8edd58ef6b30d4dad690f7c076c: AAOI executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:94b6d40711bea933ea15b5f88c6497f0c096c279e2b09683e7c3017822e28577: AAOI executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:87dec94f4b3e71f5dd256f5c214f13d061f7744d8466d3768fa3497169d5048d: AAOI executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3a3dc7e0acb454505db6030b6731a043e981c0daf86be2ca097f21646d591b3f: AAOI executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:e758cf47cf64d330ea8be51197fda20936d83a5a78fe43f3d04767b39232ff19: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000110465925040212/tm252340-6_def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/applied-optoelectronics-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-19T02:12:14.692645+00:00; recorded 2026-10-19T02:12:14.692645+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.